和"与"中和"美学意义辨异

Differences between He and Zhonghe on Aesthetics Significance

"和"与"中和"是中国古代两个重要的审美观念,前者出现于公元前8世纪,人们用以表述听觉、视觉、味觉获得的美感;后者出现于公元前5世纪,是儒家学派对人的情感做出的规范。前者与西方"美在和谐"的观念相通,可确认为美的基本原理之一;后者依于"发乎情止乎礼义"的政教原则,屡遭儒教反叛者的抵制和批判。

Both He and Zhonghe were important aesthetic concepts in ancient China. He, which appeared in 8th century B.C., was the aesthetic feelings acquired through sense of hearing, sense of sight and sense of taste. And Zhonghe, which appeared in 5th century B.C., were norms of emotions imposed to people by Confucianism. He, which was similar to the western concept that beauty lies in the harmony, was basic principle of aesthetics. Zhonghe, based on the principle that reason comes first and emotion second, was criticized and resisted by the Confucian rebels.